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AP WASHINGTON DAYBOOK, Wednesday, March 26
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March 20 - April 13. NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL — National Cherry Blossom Festival. http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org
March 22 - 28. VETERAN SUICIDE — On the 11th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) announced it will converge on Washington March 22-28 to introduce IAVAs 2014 Policy Agenda and demand action on its top issue: combating veteran suicide. Background: The VA estimates that 22 veterans die by suicide each day. In IAVAs 2014 Member Policy Survey, over 47 percent of our respondents said they knew a veteran who had served in Iraq or Afghanistan who had attempted suicide. http://stormthehill.org/?org=403&lvl=100&ite=8839&lea=2843906&ctr=0&par=1
Contacts: Gretchen Andersen press@iava.org (212-982-9699)
March 23 - 26. AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY — Holds its 2014 Washington DC Conference. https://www.alaforveterans.org/Meetings/Washington-DC-Conference/
Location: Hilton Washington, 1919 Connecticut Ave., NW.
March 24 - 26. NASA RECENTLY RETURNED ASTRONAUTS — Two astronauts recently returned from the International Space Station will be in Washington for a series of events, which are open to the media, March 24-26.
Highlights:
12:30 p.m. Nyberg will provide remarks at the outset of NASAs Asteroid Initiative Opportunities Forum. The forum will be carried live on NASA TV and streamed online for virtual participants. To register, or for more information on how to view the event, go to: http://socialforms.nasa.gov/asteroidforum Reporters interested in covering the NASA Social or the Asteroid Initiative events in person should contact Joshua Buck at 202-358-1100 or jbuck@nasa.gov.
5:30 p.m. Nyberg and Parmitano will give a presentation about their mission and answer questions from the audience at the University of Maryland's College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences. The event will be held in room 1101 of the Biosciences Research Building (BRB/413). The event will not air on NASA TV. Reporters interested in covering the event in person should contact Abby Robinson at 301-405-5845 or abbyr@umd.edu
On the Net: http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/nyberg-kl.html
March 25 - 26. NACD SPRING FLY IN — NACD is hosting its 2014 Spring Fly-In March 25 and 26 in Washington, D.C. On Tuesday, attendees will hear insight from federal agency representatives on Farm Bill implementation and attend a reception in the House Agriculture Committee Room with Members of Congress and staff. On Wednesday, members will visit with their Senators and Representatives on Capitol Hill to discuss conservation policy priorities.
On the Net: http://www.nacdnet.org/events/nacd-spring-fly-in
Notes: NOTE: Valid media credentials are required. Please RSVP to Bethany Shively at Bethany-shively@nacdnet.org or call (202) 547-6223.
March 25 - 26. NTSB - CRUISE SHIP SAFETY — The National Transportation Safety Board today announced it will hold a public forum on cruise ship safety and oversight -Cruise Ships: Examining Safety, Operations and Oversight. http://www.ntsb.gov/news/events/2014/cruiseshipforum/index.html.
Contacts: Eric M. Weiss eric.weiss@ntsb.gov ((202) 314-6100)
On the Net: http://www.ntsb.gov
Notes: Agenda: www.ntsb.gov/cruiseshipforum
March 25 - 26. WORKSHOP ON PLASMA FOR CANCER TREATMENT — The George Washington University to Host "First" International Workshop on Plasma for Cancer Treatment. David Dolling, dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Leo Chalupa, vice president for research, will make remarks. Oktay Baysal, dean of ODUs Batten College of Engineering and Technology, will also give a welcome address. http://www.iwpct2014.org/program RSVP: Media interested in attending should contact Kurtis Hiatt at kkhiatt@gwu.edu or 202-994-1849.
Location: The George Washington University, Cloyd Heck Marvin Center, Continental Ballroom (third floor), 800 21st St. NW.
Contacts: Kurtis Hiatt kkhiatt@gwu.edu (202-994-1849)
March 25 - 27. USHCC 2014 LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT — The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce holds their 24th Annual Legislative Summit. Speakers will include: Senator John cornyn, R-TX; Representative Xavier Becerra; Rep. Nancy Pelosi; Representative Mario Diaz-Balart, R-FL; Mickey Ibarra, director, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs; Reince Priebus, Chairman, Republican National Committee; Rep. Paul Ryan, R-WI; Senator John McCain; R-AZ; Senator Mary Landrieu, D-LA; Martin O'Malley, Governor of MD; Rep. Jeff Denham, CA; Rep. Tony Cardenas, CA; others.http://www.ushcclegislative.com/
Location: Capital Hilton, 16th and K Sts. NW.
March 26 - 27. ITI TECH SHOWCASE AND SYMPOSIUM — Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) Tech Showcase and Symposium. Contact: Elleni Almandrez, Elleni@WeissPublicAffairs.com, 202-492-6622 OR Amy Weiss, Amy@WeissPublicAffairs.com, 202-203-0448
Highlights:
8 a.m. - 12 p.m. The Innovation Symposium. Location: The Newseum: Knight Studio--555 Pennsylvania Ave NW. 8:30-9:30 Expanding Access to Innovation Around the World with Participants: ; Wendy Cutler, Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; Kevin Brady, U.S. Representative (R-TX); Rob Atkinson, Founder and President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation; Karen Appleton, Senior Vice President, Global Alliances at Box. Moderator: Sanford Reback, Senior Technology Analyst, Bloomberg Government. 9:45a-10:45a Securing the Jobs of Tomorrow with Participants: Jason Chaffetz, U.S. Representative (R-UT); Suzan DelBene, U.S. Representative (D-WA); Jon Phillips, Managing Director, Worldwide Education, Dell Corporation; Edward B. Montgomery, Dean, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University. Moderator: Bob Litan, Director of Research, Bloomberg Government. 11:00 - 12 p.m. - The New Mobile Platform with Sandy Lobenstein, Vice President of Connected Vehicle Technology, Toyota; John Godfrey, Vice President of Communications and Regulatory Policy, Samsung. Moderator: Nela Richardson, Senior Economist, Bloomberg Government.
6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Innovation Showcase & Reception. Location: Long View Gallery--234 9th St NW.
On the Net: http://www.itic.org/
Notes: Media must RSVP to Elleni Almandrez at Elleni@weisspublicaffairs.com. Please indicate which event you will be attending.
March 26 - 27. NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL CONTRACTING WEEK — 10th Annual National Small Business Federal Contracting Week - DC Summit presented jointly by the National Association of Small Business Contractors (the Supplier Council of The American Small Business Chamber of Commerce) and the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce. http://www.americansbcc.org/contracting-week-summit
Location: Embassy Suites, Washington, DC, 900 10th Street, NW.
March 26 - 28. U.S.- CHINA SISTER CITIES CONFERENCE — The 2014 US-China Sister Cities Conference will connect business leaders, government officials, and citizen diplomats from the U.S. and China on strengthening exchanges and business engagement. http://www.sister-cities.org/news/announcing-2014-us-china-sister-cities-conference
Highlights:
7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Welcome Reception. Location: Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America.
Location: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.
March 26 - 29. NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE — Mid-Year Conference & Gertrude E. Rush Awards Dinner. http://services.nationalbar.org/eBusiness/Meetings/Details.aspx?mid=41
Location: Gaylord National Hotel & Conference Center, 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD.
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MORNING
March 25 - 26. 9:30 a.m. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD - COMPETITIVE SWITCHING RULES — The Surface Transportation Board announced today that it will hold a public hearing on March 25-26, 2014 in Petition for Rulemaking to Adopt Revised Competitive Switching Rules, EP 711, to explore issues surrounding The National Industrial Transportation League's (NITL) petition to modify the Board's standards for mandatory competitive switching. http://www.stb.dot.gov/\_\_85256593004F576F.nsf/0/591603007DB7EAA385257C74006026B6?OpenDocument
Location: Board's Hearing Room, 395 E Street, S.W.
Notes: tTe upcoming hearing is a rescheduling of a postponed October 22, 2013 hearing on this matter.
8 a.m. - 12 p.m. WOSB NATIONAL COUNCIL SPRING CONFERENCE — The 2014 WOSB National Council Spring Conference kicks off the 10th Annual National Small Business Contracting Week. This WOSB conference will include 2014 USWCC Awards and strategic growth in the federal government marketplace. http://www.americansbcc.org/meetings/ViewEvent.aspx?eventId=128
Location: Embassy Suites Washington D.C., 900 10th Street NW.
9 a.m. - 11 a.m. GW - WOMEN OF ARAB SPRING — A Window Into Women of the Arab Spring: Progress or Reversals? With Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Thomas Gorguissian, Editor, Al-Ahram; Gini Reticker, Filmmaker, "Awakening". RSVP: http://arabspringwomen.eventbrite.com
Location: Media and Public Affairs, B07, 805 21st Street NW.
9 a.m. - 11 a.m. WILSON CENTER - IRAN — Iran, the Next Five Years: Change or More of the Same? http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/iran-the-next-five-years-change-or-more-the-same-0
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, 5th floor, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. CSIS - U.S. JAPAN ALLIANCE — The U.S.-Japan Alliance: Planning for President Obama's Trip to Japan. Michael Green, Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS, Associate Professor, Georgetown University 9:05-10:30 Panel One: U.S. Politics and Expectations Ahead of the Obama Trip: Scott Miller, Senior Adviser and Scholl Chair in International Business, CSIS; Michael Schiffer, Senior Advisor, Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Moderator: Michael Green. 10:45-12:00 Panel Two: Japanese Politics and Expectations Ahead of the Obama trip: Yasuhiro Matsuda, Professor, University of Tokyo; Naoyuki Agawa, Professor, Keio University. Moderator: Michael Green.
Location: NOTE LOCATION: 215 Dirksen.
Contacts: RSVP to wcolson@csis.org
On the Net: http://www.csis.org
9:30 a.m. SALTWATER RECREATIONAL FISHING'S FUTURE — Bass Pro Shops Founder Johnny Morris and Maverick Boats President Scott Deal, co-chairmen of the Commission on Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Management, will present "A Vision For Managing America's Saltwater Recreational Fisheries."
Location: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW.
Contacts: Lauren Dunn, ldunn@nmma.org, 202-737-9752
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. 10GBASE-T - WEB EVENT — Gigaom Research hosts a webinar on A Guide to 10GBASE-T for Infrastructure Pros. https://go.gigaom.com/WebinarIntel32614.html?WebinarSourceSource1
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. CSIS - DEVELOPMENT SPECTRUM - RESILIENCE — Resilience: Learning from Practice Across the Development Spectrum. Keynote Remarks: Amb. Jean Njeri Kamau, Charge D'Affaires A.I., Embassy of the Republic of Kenya to the United States. Framing Remarks: Maria Otero, Former Undersecretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, U.S. Department of State. Panel Discussion: Amb. William Garvelink, Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo and Senior Adviser, CSIS ; Alex Thier, Assistant to the Administrator for Policy, Planning, and Learning, U.S. Agency for International Development; Jonathan Shrier, Acting Special Representative at the Office of Global Food Security, U.S. Department of State; Andrew Watson, Managing Director, Environment and Health, DAI. Moderator: Daniel F. Runde, Director, Project on Prosperity and Development and William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis, CSIS. http://csis.org/event/resilience-learning-practice-across-development-spectrum-0
Location: Conference Room 212-C, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW.
Contacts: Jeremiah Magpile ((202) 775-3146)
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. ISS - OVERCOMING PAKISTANS NUCLER DANGER — IISS-US Book Launch: Overcoming Pakistan's Nuclear Dangers. http://www.iiss.org/en/events/events-s-calendar/overcoming-pakistans-nuclear-dangers-8c07
Location: 2121 K Street NW, Suite 801.
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. NED - AFRICAN STATE LEGISLATORS — African State Legislatures & Democratic Development: Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia & South Africa. http://www.eventbrite.com/e/african-state-legislatures-democratic-development-nigeria-kenya-ethiopia-south-africa-tickets-10988800799
Location: National Endowment for Democracy, 1025 F Street, NW, Suite 800.
11 a.m. HERITAGE - BRITISH GIBRALTAR — Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom hosts a discusstion on A British Gibraltar Is in the Interests of the United States with Fabian Picardo, Chief Minister of Gibraltar. Host: Luke Coffey, Margaret Thatcher Fellow, The Heritage Foundation.
Location: 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE.
Contacts: (202) 675-1752 (heritage.org)
11:30 a.m. MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAYORS — Press Availability with 15 Mississippi River Mayors Visiting DC to Talk to Congress, White House, and Key Agencies about Issues Affecting River Vitality - Chemical Spills, Trade, and Conservation Key Topics. Participants: Mayor A.C. Wharton, Memphis, TN, Host (Co-Chair). http://www.nemw.org/images/issues/MRCTI/2014-03-17-MRCTI\_Public\_Agenda3.pdf Mayor Roy Buol, Dubuque, IA (Co-Chair); Mayor Larry Brown, Natchez, MS; Mayor Hyram Copeland, Vidalia, LA; Mayor John Cox III, Greenville, MS; Mayor Mark Huber, Prescott, WI; Mayor George Flaggs, Vicksburg, MS; Mayor Tim Kabat, La Crosse, WI; Mayor Dickie Kennemore, Osceola, AR; Mayor David Kleis, St. Cloud, MN; Mayor David Lattus, Hickman, KY; Mayor Francis Slay, St. Louis, MO; Mayor Jo Anne Smiley, Clarksville, MO; Mayor Tom Thompson, Grafton, IL; Mayor Mark Vulich, Clinton, IA.
Location: 20 F Street, NW, Ground Floor Board Room.
On the Net: http://www.nemw.org
Notes: To cover the event, please contact Shawn Flaherty at 703-554-3609. Reporters may listen live to the briefing by calling (805) 360-1000 and entering 185304
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. FORMER PRESIDENT CARTER - BOOK — Former President Jimmy Carter will be at The Washington Post to discuss his new book "A Call To Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power." Sally Quinn, founding editor of On Faith, and David Ignatius, Washington Post columnist, will interview President Carter. A book signing will follow.
Location: 1150 15th Street, NW.
Contacts: Jennifer Lee, 202-334-5207
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AFTERNOON
12 p.m. CATO - THE KIDNEY SELLERS - IRAN — The Kidney Sellers: A Journey of Discovery in Iran with author Sigrid Fry-Revere, Founder, Center for Ethical Solutions; with comments by Sally Satel, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute; and Robert Klitzman, Associate Professor, Columbia University; moderated by Michael Tanner, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute. Contact: Alberto Lammers, Media Relations Director, Desk: 202-789-5212; Cato Media Relations at 202-789-5200 or email pr@cato.org
Location: The Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW.
On the Net: http://www.cato.org/live.
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. MEI - LIBYA'S TRANSITION — Assessing Libya's Transition. Speakers: David Mack (The Middle East Institute), Karim Mezran (Atlantic Council) and Fred Wehrey (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) for a discussion on Libya. Charles Dunne (Freedom House) will moderate the discussion. http://www.mei.edu/events/assessing-libyas-transition
Location: Carnegie Endowment, 1779 Massachusetts Ave NW.
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. NEC - GRABOYES — Robert Graboyes, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University, "Health Care: Getting Past Groundhog Day". http://thenationaleconomistsclub.shuttlepod.org/Default.aspx?pageId=483884&eventId=855175&EventViewMode=EventDetails
Location: Chinatown Garden Restaurant 618 H St NW.
12 p.m. - 2 p.m. NATIONAL WOMEN'S BUSINESS COUNCIL MEETING — The National Women's Business Council and special guest Divya Nag, co-founder of Stem Cell Theranostics.
Location: Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, S.W.
Contacts: RSVP to Taylor.Barnes@nwbc.gov (202-205-6827)
12:30 p.m. WASHINGTON INSTITUTE - BOSTON BOMBING - WEBCAST — To discuss the Department of Homeland Security's role in addressing this critical issue, The Washington Institute hosts a Policy Forum with John Cohen. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/25875
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. THE JERUSALEM FUND - CITIZEN STRANGERS — "Citizen Strangers: Palestinians and the Birth of Israels Liberal Settler State" with Shira Robinson. http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/ht/d/RegisterForEvent/i/43995
Location: The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave, NW.
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. STIMSON CENTER - S. ASIA - TACTICAL WEAPONS — Implications on Deterrence Stability and Escalation Control of Tactical Nuclear Weapons in S. Asia. Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey McCausland, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Research and Minerva Chair at the Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College. Moderator: Michael Krepon, Stimson Co-founder and Director, South Asia program. http://www.stimson.org/events/implications-on-deterrence-stability-and-escalation-control-of-tactical-nuclear-weapons-in-s-asia/
Location: 1111 19th Street NW, 12th Floor.
12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — Public forum to provide a status on the agency's asteroid initiative planning, including ongoing studies and opportunities for engagement following the request for information last summer. NASA experts will provide an overview of an Asteroid Initiative Announcement of Opportunities (scheduled to release on or before the date of the forum) and announce new engagement opportunities related to the Asteroid Grand Challenge. http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/february/nasa-to-hold-asteroid-initiative-opportunities-forum/.UytLqvldWGw
Location: NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, James E. Webb Auditorium.
Contacts: Chris Moore, 202-358-4650
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. MEDICAL SOLUTIONS - COMPUTATIONAL CHALLENGES — FasterCures Webinar on "DREAM8.5: Crowdsourcing Computational Challenges to Accelerate Medical Solutions. The Dialogue on Reverse Engineering Assessment and Methods (DREAM) project is a challenge-based initiative designed to foster the development of predictive models that allow scientists to better understand human disease. In 2013, after seven years and 27 challenges, DREAM merged with Sage Bionetworks to launch DREAM8.5, a series of three computational challenges that seek to crowd-source solutions to complex biomedical questions in cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and Alzheimer's disease. Speakers: Stephen H. Friend, President, Co-Founder, and Director, Sage Bionetworks; John Wilbanks, Chief Commons Officer, Sage Bionetworks, and Senior Fellow, FasterCures. Moderator: Gillian Parrish, Associate Director, Communications and Outreach, FasterCures. https://fastercures.webex.com/mw0401l/mywebex/default.do?siteurlfastercures
1 p.m. - 4 p.m. GEORGETOWN LAW - VIGILANTISM OR SELF-DEFENSE? — The National Security Law Society at Georgetown University Law Center presents Vigilantism or Self-Defense? The Legal and Policy Implications of Hacking Back. Keynote Address: John M. "Mike" McConnell, Former Director of National Intelligence, Vice-Chair, Booz Allen & Hamilton. Panel: Jason Weinstein, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson; Kristen Eichensehr, Associate, Covington & Burling; Shane McGee, General Counsel and Vice President of Legal Affairs, Mandiant; Kimberly Peretti, Partner, Alston & Bird; Mary DeRosa, Distinguished Visitor from Practice, Georgetown Law (Moderator). http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/press-releases/vigilantism-or-self-defense-hacking-back.cfm
Location: Georgetown University Law Center, Gewirz Student Center, 12th Floor, 120 F Street, NW.
1 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION - EARLY LEARNING — Beyond Screen Time - Early Learning and Digital Media. http://newamerica.net/events/2014/beyond\_screentime
Location: New America Foundation, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400.
1:30 p.m. HERITAGE - U.S. - BRITAIN - DEFENSE PARTNERS — The Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom hosts a discussion on Why Britain and America Must Remain Partners of Choice in Defense with The Right Honourable Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Hosted by Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., Director, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, The Heritage Foundation. http://www.heritage.org/events/2014/03/philip-hammond-mp
Location: 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE.
Contacts: (202) 675-1752 (heritage.org)
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. BROOKINGS - OFFSHORE OIL - GOVERNANCE — Offshore Oil and Gas Governance in the Arctic: A Leadership Role for the United States. http://www.brookings.edu/events/2014/03/26-arctic-governance
Location: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW.
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. FREEDOM HOUSE - IRAN — Prospects for Reform in Iran. Speakers: Marietje Schaake Member of the European Parliament; Bijan R. Kian, Former Member, Board of Directors, Export-Import Bank of the United States. Moderator: Charles Dunne, Director of Middle East and North Africa Programs, Freedom House. http://freedomhouse.org/event/upcoming-event-prospects-reform-iran.UyxfHPldWGw
Location: Freedom House, 1301 Connecticut Ave 4th floor.
2 p.m. - 4 p.m. HIGH-VOLTAGE GRID — The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) and WIRES hosts briefing on Electric Transmission 201 - The High-Voltage Grid: Its Operations, Challenges, and Benefits. Speakers: Laura Manz, Executive Consultant, Smart Wire Grid; Judy Chang, Principal, The Brattle Group; Jeff Dennis, Director of Policy Development at the Office of Energy Policy & Innovation, FERC; Raja Sundararajan, Vice President of Transmission Strategy and Grid Development, Transource Energy; Dan Belin, Director of Electric Transmission, Ecology & Environment Inc.; Jack Halpern, Power Sector Leader for Environmental Services, Stantec . Moderator: James Hoecker, former FERC Chairman; WIRES Counsel, Husch Blackwell LLP. RSVP to: http://www.eesi.org/032614transmissionRSVP
Location: Capitol Visitor Center, Room 209-08 (Senate Side) East Capitol Street and 1st Street, NE .
3 p.m. - 5 p.m. CSIS - U.S. ENTITLEMENTS — The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosts a discussion of the global state of the art in retirement policy and pension system reform. Lessons From Abroad for the U.S. Entitlement Debate. http://my.csis.org/csis/CSIS1700/CSISEventRegistration.aspx?eventcode=2014\_104
Location: CSIS, First Floor, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue,.
Contacts: 202-887-0200
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. U.S. SENTENCING COMMISSION CHAIR — The American Criminal Law Review at Georgetown University Law Center presents an address by the Chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, Judge Patti B. Saris of the U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/press-releases/sentencing-commission-chair-speaks.cfm MEDIA RSVP: relations@law.georgetown.edu.
Location: Georgetown University Law Center, Room 200, McDonough Hall, 600 New Jersey Avenue.
3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. WILSON CENTER - SOUTH KOREA — South Korea's Trilateral Partnership with the U.S. and Japan. http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/south-koreas-trilateral-partnership-the-us-and-japan
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, 6th floor, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
4 p.m. NPC - PENNSYLVANIA STATE SENATOR — The National Press Club Newsmakers Committee will host Pennsylvania Democratic State Senator and leading Philadelphia mayoral candidate Anthony Williams, who will discuss shale gas drilling, of which he is a vocal supporter.
Location: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW.
Contacts: Frank Maisano, frank.maisano@bgllp.com, 202-828-5864
4 p.m. - 5 p.m. CSIS - SOCIAL MEDIA - VENEZUELA — Social Media and Protest Movements in Venezuela: A Blogger's Perspective with James "Boz" Bosworth, Director of Analysis, Southern Pulse, and Author, Bloggings by Boz. Moderator: Carl Meacham, Director, CSIS Americas Program.
Location: C-115, CSIS 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW.
On the Net: http://www.csis.org
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EVENING
9 a.m. - 10 a.m. INTER-AMERICAN DIALOGUE - VENEZUELA — Liliana Ortega, director of COFAVIC, human rights organization founded in 1989, will share information and testimonies about abuses committed over the past month. Marianela Balbi, director of IPYS-Venezuela, an organization that monitors freedom of expression and threats against independent journalists, will then review the challenges that local journalists and media face as they try to report the news.
Location: 1211 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 510.
Contacts: 202-822-9002
6 p.m. LASTING IMPACTS OF IRAQ WAR — U.S. veterans, Iraqi human rights organizations and their allies will hold a peoples hearing to present their testimony on the ongoing health crisis caused by toxic munitions and burn pits used by the U.S. military during the occupation of Iraq; sexual violence in the U.S. military and the destructive effects of multiple deployments on veterans; and the U.S. governments role in sectarian violence in Iraq. The hearing is part of the Right to Heal campaign, a joint effort by U.S. veterans and Iraqi civilians to hold U.S. government officials accountable for the human cost of the war and demand reparations for affected communities. Speakers: Yanar Mohammed is president and co-founder of the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq (OWFI); Falah Alwan is President of the Federation of Workers Councils and Unions in Iraq (FWCUI); U.S. Veterans will speak about their experiences with Military Sexual Trauma, deployment with trauma, and exposure to environmental toxins.; Mozhgan Savabieasfahani is an environmental toxicologist with a focus on health impacts of war; John Tirman is Executive Director and Principal Research Scientist at the MIT Center for International Studies; Pamela Spees is a Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights.; Phil Donahue, creator and host of The Phil Donahue Show and Co-Director and Co-Producer of the film Body of War.
Location: Friends Meeting of Washington, Meeting Room, 2111 Florida Avenue NW.
Contacts: RSVP to http://bit.ly/1kv6MKn
On the Net: ew.livestream.com/ccrjustice/righttoheal
6:30 p.m. POET LAUREATE SELECTS 2014 WITTER BYNNER FELLOWS — The 19th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress, Natasha Trethewey, has selected poet Honoree Fanonne Jeffers as the recipient of a Witter Bynner Fellowship and has named poet Jake Adam York posthumously as a fellow. effers will read her poetry, and Trethewey will read the work of York, who died in December 2012. Press contact: Donna Urschel (202) 707-1639, durschel@loc.gov
Location: Montpelier Room on the sixth floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave., S.E.
7:30 p.m. ANGELS OF THE BATTLEFIELD GALA — Armed Services YMCA Honors Five Corpsmen and Medics Who Have Heroically Saved Lives. Participants: Admiral James A. "Sandy Winnefeld, Jr., Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will deliver the keynote address; Kim Dozier, Associated Press, will serve as the Emcee; Country music stars Savannah Berry, finalist from NBCs the Voice, and Grammy Award winner, Kristian Bush will perform. CONTACT: Meredith Resnick, Hayes Group (202) 549-0807 mresnick@hayespr.com
Location: The Four Seasons, 2800 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
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